Chemistry 111, Spring 2004: News Article Grading Rubric
Criteria	5	3	1
State the scientific issue or question raised in the assignment	Concisely state the question or issue.	State the question or issue, but not in a concise manner.	Misidentify the main issue or question.
Present arguments and/or information about the issue	Clearly describe the viewpoints on different sides of the issues using information from your sources.	Describe only one point of view using information from your sources.	Describe the issue raised, but not use any supporting information.
Appropriately cite your sources of information	At least 2 sources besides those presented to the class are correctly cited. At least two sources are not only web-based sources.	One additional source besides those presented to the class are correctly cited.	Sources provided to the class are correctly cited.
Articulate your opinion about the issue using the facts from your research	Clearly state your opinion on the issue or question giving reasons for your opinion that are supported by your sources.	Describe your opinion without supporting it with information from your sources.	Re-state the opinions of the authors in your references without drawing on new information obtained through your research.
Overall Writing Quality	Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation used. Work is clearly organized and easy to follow.	Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation used. Work organization makes it difficult to follow arguments.	Frequent grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors and/or work organization makes it difficult to follow arguments.